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"Wait!" Ron yells before Hermione goes to leave the chamber.

She turns to him, fear in her eyes. "What? Why?"

"I need you to promise me something!" He yells over the churning water and crushing blows from above. "Never leave my sight until all of this is over!"

"Ron-" Hermione started.

"PROMISE!" He yells shakily at her, only to get his point across.

"I promise." She says holding out her hand. "C' mon, "  she says beckoning her head towards the exit. "We have to go find Harry." She says as she begins to walk towards the drain pipe.

The spell that prevented apperating inside the grounds of Hogwarts was broken. They arrive at the top of the pipe with a sudden ear pop. Once gone from the chamber, the entrance closed and left them in a dusty bathroom.

In the slight moment of peace that the bathroom held Hermione pulls the map of the school from the interworkings of her jacket.

What seems like thousands of dots swirl around the school. Many have a black girl mist in their trail.

Deatheaters

Each one of them thinks in unison, not saying it out load they being to walk searching for Harry's dot. He comes rushing from the courtyard overlooks sprinting to what must be 5th floor.

Moving fast the two make their way towards Harry.

Shoving the map into her pocket Hermione walks even faster and pulls her wand at the ready.

"There's a tunnel we can take!" Ron shouts remembering.

"No there isn't, Ronald. Remember, Neville said Snape had them all sealed off." Hermione snaps back not making eye contact creeping quickly but silently.

Reaching the fifth floor, Hermione stops behind a pillar pulling the map back out. All the fighting seems to be on the ground floor. Only their three dots on the fifth floor. Looking for Harrys dot she keeps walking.

"Where is he?" Ron questions

"There!" Hermione says excitedly stabbing her finger into the parchment. "He was there, I just saw it!" Hermione exclaims when the dot disappears.

"Room of Requirement." Ron nods firmly her breaking into a run.

Arriving at the wall, it opens almost automatically.

They hear voices deep within the room.

"Why did you tell her? Bellatrix. You knew it was me." They hear Harry question.

Running faster they creep up behind the bend.

"Well, not matter, " Draco answers. "Avad-"

"EXPELLARMUS!" Hermione screams whipping her wand at him. It flys towards her and Ron catches it.

Royal fires a fast hot fiery curse at her. Barley shielding it she looks at him in shock, Ron just looks at home with a fire in his eyes and fury contorting his face.

"THAT'S MY GIRLFRIEND YOU SON OF A BITCH!" He screams chasing after they wand raised screaming in rage.

Once round the bend, Harry sprints towards the massive pile of broken armchairs climbing it steadily. Figging through it he yells at Hermione, "Come on! Help me!"

"What are we looking for?" She screams.

"The diadem! It's silver and has dark blue jewels! There's an equal with chains hanging from its wings. We need it!"

Climbing faster he digs through and throws chairs down. Pulling it from a crevice he told it up for inspection before they hear a shrill scream ring through. Ron comes running back, followed by a massive flame chasing him.

"GO! GO! GO!" He screams.

A large flame follows him menacingly. It threatens to burn everything in its path, along with killing it too.

Running everything way they look for a way out. Flying he brooms is the hardest part. Hermione almost falls off multiple times.

"We can't leave them to die!" Harry screams point his broom and turning back.

"IF WE DIE FOR THEM, HARRY, IM GOING TO KILL YOU!" Ron shoots back rounding his broom.

Sweeping the boys up onto the back of their brooms they fly out.

Strange, there used to be three of them.

Falling off hurling the smoke from their lungs the fire threatens to spill out.

Knowing what kind of fire it is, Hermione kicks the diadem in, destroying it forever. The fiery face of Voldemort appears before the doors snap shut leaving in their place the same stone wall in its place.

Crawling until they can gain purchase with their feet, Malfoy and Crabbe run far from the Golden Trio.

After throwing up his empty stomach, Ron looks up in disbelief.

"What? The bloody hell, WAS THAT?" He says panting.

"We're not done yet," Harry answers before closing his eyes and collapsing against the wall.

"The Shrieking Shack." He says opening his eyes heart pounding.

"Why?"

"That's where he is. Him and the snake."

Grabbing the wall to steady himself Harry pulls himself up.

Running down towards the fighting, Hermione and Ron scramble after him.

A flaming ball of blue flames rockets right next to Hermione head scattering get rock behind her.

The spell was fired by Bellatrix, as she winds up to take another shot. Hermione's eyes fly open. Gasping for air she starts sobbing uncontrollably. Screaming she thrashes around in her bed, back in Ginny's room her limbs get caught in the back cents and she lashes them out and rolls as if to sake off her demons.

"Bellatrix! She coming!" She screams through in audible gasps. Rolling around she screams louder.

Unable to hear Ginny's voice yelling at her she feels her hands.

They feel like her hands. Bellatrix's hands. She screams louder and pushes Ginny off forcefully.

Poinding steps fill the room.

Ron screams at everyone to move.

Scooping up Hermione into his arms he says her name.

"Hermione. Breathe. Breathe. I'm right here." Inhaling his sent she sobs into his chest and breathes shuddering.

"Get out," he snaps at Ginny and Harry who are the only ones remaining.

Closing the door gently, Harry gives a concerned smile. Touching Ginny's shoulder she follows.

Rocking her gently Ron soothes Hermione near he can.

"Shhh, Hermione, love. Just breathe. You're here with us now and no one would ever hurt you. Shhhh. Deep breathes. In... Out... In..... Out... Good. Breathe. We are right here with you."

Hermione's hair is thrown up into a sloppy ponytail, falling out of its elastic. The hair was sticking every which way, falling into her eyes and scratching Ron's face.

He didn't care, about the way she looked, or the way she was soaking his shirt with tears and snot. He didn't care it was 2 in the morning and he was lacking sleep.

All he cared about was her.

Her being happy.

Her feeling safe.

Her being and feeling safe with him.

Her being her.

Hermione's breathing was ragged and her entire body convulsed with shivers and sobs.

Hermione had a grip of steel on Ron's shirt, not letting go she pressed her face into his shirt and inhaled his scent once more.

It was the calming smell of mint and Mrs. Weasley's homemade soap.

Ron helps him against him whispering into her ear trying to calm her the best he can.

It took twenty minutes for Hermione to regain enough composure to speak.

She whimpered before speaking, "It hurts." Was all she managed to squeeze out between her long shaky breaths.

You could hear her sucking her lip studdering, in attempts not to start bawling again.

"I know, I know." Ron shushed gently. "I'm right here, ready to protect at being here for you, shhhh, I'm right here."

Doing his best to repeat his words of comfort Hermione pulled herself even closer to him, tightening his protective hug Ron keeps rocking her.

Not daring to break away from the norm, he stays this way till her grip slackens. Not daring to let go and ever let his love Hermione wake up alone in that world again. He leans against the bed frame.

Ron doesn't sleep for the rest of the night. Not because he doesn't want Hermione to wake up alone. The image of her hurt, it haunts him. That image alone makes him feel that if he does not stay with her forever and for every second she will be first again, cause him to stay in his protective hug, until she wakes, late in the day, next morning.

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